3. Mount Vernon – Pelham
These are Westchester County city and a village bordering one another. They are coming in the pair since they feature similar rental prices and commuting times, but offer something entirely different to their inhabitants. While Mount Vernon is a large city with around 68,000 residents, Village of Pelham doesn’t have much more than 12,000 inhabitants. Pelham is generally more appealing community, but Mount Vernon has its advantages as well. Proximity to Bronx means that you can drive to the nearest subway and take it into the city. There’s also an option to take the -Metro-North Railroad, which travels around half an hour to Grand Central station (add around 4 minutes more for Pelham). Mount Vernon has both Line New Haven and Line Harlem options across three different train stations. All these lines cost $10.5 per ride or $231 per month. Apart from being close to the city, Mount Vernon, and Pelham make this 6 easiest towns to commute to NYC list thanks to already mentioned low property prices. In both instances, 1-bedroom apartments go for between $1,200 and $1,700 per month while 2-bedroom apartments usually start where 1-bedroom ones have left off.
